Donald Klingbeil


Retired custom skate boot maker Donald Klingbeil of Lynbrook, N.Y., passed away from injuries sustained in a car accident on Nov. 13, 2018.


Don’s father, the late Bill Klingbeil, started Klingbeil Shoe Labs in 1949 out of a cellar close to where he eventually set up the company on Jamaica Avenue in Queens, N.Y., where it flourished for more than 60 years.


Don began working at the shop sweeping floors when he was just 7 years old. The company specialized in custom handcrafted skating boots, and numerous top skaters and Olympians, includ- ing Dorothy Hamill, Elaine Zayak, Sarah Hughes and Sasha Cohen, swore by the brand. He continued to run the business until he sold it to an investor.


Don was an ISI member from 1998 through 2015. He is survived by his wife, Amor Mia; children: Megan Karwoski, Courtney Ciesla and Caitlin Klingbeil; grandchildren: Nicholas, Felicity and Ava; and sister, Janice Sgroi.


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